Mali’s president and prime minister held by mutinous troops

Tue, 18 Aug, 2020 - 19:41

Baba Ahmed and Krista Larson, Associated Press

Mutinous soldiers have detained Mali’s president and prime minister after surrounding a residence and firing into the air in an apparent coup attempt after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s ouster.

There was no immediate comment from the soldiers, who hail from the very same military barracks in Kati where an earlier coup originated more than eight years ago.